From mortgages to payday loans to student debt to moral obligations, how does debt shape our lives and our society? And how can we overcome it? Join us for provocative films, followed by moderated discussion. A collaboration between The Radical Imagination Project and the Cinema Politica Network and the Halifax Public Libraries. More information: http://radicalimagination.org/debt-our-common-problem/ Check out…

The first Radical Imagination Festival, held September 19 and 20, 2015 at the Bus Stop Theatre in Halifax, was a great success. We’re very pleased to share the audio archive here http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/77273 A huge thanks to Pierre Loiselle, the audio engineer. The Radical Imagination Festival Series: Subtitle: Social movements, the radical imagination and the struggle…

Original: http://philosophersforchange.org/2014/09/30/taking-notes-40-the-radical-imagination-materials-for-struggle/ We wrote The Radical Imagination: Social Movement Research in the Age of Austerity in order to bring clarity and sharpness to the idea of the radical imagination as it operates in and animates social movements in a time of crisis. If ever there has been a time for a careful examination of what the…

Original: http://rabble.ca/podcasts/shows/talking-radical-radio/2014/09/exploring-radical-imagination-halifax On this week’s episode of Talking Radical Radio, Alex Khasnabish and Max Haiven talk about their work in Halifax to understand the role of radical imagination in struggles for social justice, and to use that understanding to support movements in the city. When most of us hear the word “imagination,” what comes to mind…

Join us for two days of discussion about social movements, the radical imagination and the struggle for a better world. Details September 19, 2014: 4:30 – 9 pm September 20, 2014: 10:30 am – 4 pm Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen St. Free. Please pre-register (below) for lunch. Schedule and speakers September 19 5-6:30 pm,…

Original: http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/25411-lessons-from-social-movements-six-notes-on-the-radical-imagination As the crisis of austerity deepens, forcing workers and the public to swallow the costs of the global financial meltdown, the need for the radical imagination is more urgent than ever. But what is it, actually? How can we understand the radical imagination as more than a hollow slogan? How can it be a…

Facebook Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/events/347212052100749 Join us at the People’s Social Forum in Ottawa for a joint book launch and discussion with the authors! ANOTHER POLITICS: Talking across Today’s Transformative Movements, by Chris Dixon (http://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520279025) THE RADICAL IMAGINATION: Social Movement Research in the Age of Austerity, by Max Haiven and Alex Khasnabish (http://radicalimagination.org/book) UNDOING BORDER IMPERIALISM,…